Window.



A. R. LE GRUB.

WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20,.1911.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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ANGUS 3. LE GBUE, OF BUFFALO, NEW" YORK, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF T0 ALEXANDER S. FRASER, 0F BUFFALQ, NEW YORK.

WINDOW.

Application filed June 20. 1911.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, ANeUs It. Ln Gnon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bufialo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVindows, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide simple, efficient and convenient means for supporting window sashes while the same are swung from the window frame in wardly into the room and thus relieve the operator while the latter is cleaning the sashes.

In the accompanying drawings consisting of 2 sheets: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window equipped with my improvements and showing the window sashes closed. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical transverse section, on an enlarged scale, in line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4- is a per spective view of the window equipped with my improvements and showing the sashes turned inwardly.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The window shown in the drawings for illustrating my invention is constructed generally like those now in common use and comprises a frame having two upright jambs, 1, a sill 3, a head 4, inner, outer and intermediate stops 5, 6, 7 secured to each of the jambs 1, upper and lower sashes 11, 12 slidable vertically in the outer and inner runways between said stops, and sash cords 13, 14 each connecting one of the sashes with a sash weight and running over a pulley 16 on one of the jambs. The two sash cords 18 connected with two of the corresponding vertical edges of a pair of sashes may be permanently connected therewith. The opposite vertical edges of both sashes are detachably connected with the sash cords 1% on the opposite side of the window frame to permit of swinging these sashes from the frame into the room and back again into the frame. While the sash cords 14: are removed from the sashes the same are held in such a position by engaging a knot 19 thereon with the underside of a fork 24 detachably mounted on the frame.

In order to support the sashes while they Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented that. 14:, 1913.

Serial No. 634,319.

are swung from the frame inwardly into the room and thus relieve the operator of the weight of the sashes while cleaning the same a supporting device is provided which is preferably constructed as follows: ll represents the body of a supporting rack which preferably has the form of a rectangular frame and adapted to rest at its outer end upon the window sill by means of an outer short depending foot 42 projecting downwardly from the outer edge of the body and resting on the sill of the window frame. In its operative position the body of the rack projects from the window frame inwardly into the room at right angles to the window or adjacent wall of the building. The upper outer part of the body of the rack is detachably connected with the window frame by means of a retaining arm having an upright part 43 which is se cured to one side of the body at the outer end thereof and an upwardly and outwardly projecting or laterally ofi-set finger 14 arranged-on the upper part of the upright bar and adapted to engage at its upper end with a shoulder 45 formed by the horizontal upper inner stop of the window frame. The inner part of the rack body is supported upon the floor of the room by means of an inner long depending leg 4L6 secured at its upper end to the inner part of the body while its lower end rests upon the floor. For the purpose of adapting this supporting rack to different heights of windows and to rooms in which the height of the window relatively to the floor differs the retaining arm and inner long leg are made adjustable relatively to the body thereof. The means for efi'ecting this adjustment may be variously constructed but the means shown in the drawings are suitable and comprise two straps or loops 47 arranged on the body of the rack at the inner and outer ends thereof, one of these loops being adapted to receive the lower end of the adjustable retaining arm and the other the upper end of the long supporting leg. This arm and the long supporting leg are pressed against the adjacent back side of the rack body or frame by means of clamping screws 48 arranged on the outer ends of these loops and bearing against the outer sides of said arm and leg.

By this means the retaining arm and long inner leg may be ad usted vertically on the body of the rack so as to properly support the same on the head and sill of the window frame and upon the fioor of the room.

At the lower edge of the body or frame of the rack the same is provided with two supporting arms 49 which form shoulders upon which the lower edges of the sashes are adapted to rest while the operator is cleaning the same. These supporting arms are preferably pivoted on the lower edge of the rack body, as shown at 50, so as to permit of swinging the same horizontally and thereby folding the same against the underside of the rack body and enable the device to be stored away more compactly when the same is not in use.

I claim as my invention:

1. A rack for supporting sashes while removed from the window frame, comprising a frame adapted to be arranged at right angles to the window, a short outer foot depending from the lower edge of the rack frame adjacent to the outer vertical edge thereof and adapted to rest on the window sill, a long inner foot depending from the lower edge of the rack frame adjacent to the inner vertical edge thereof and adapted to rest on the floor, an upper retaining arm projecting upwardly and laterally outward from the upper edge of the rack frame adj aoent to the outer vertical edge thereof and adapted to engage its upper end with a shoulder on the head of the window frame, and supporting arms arranged on the lower edge of the rack frame and adapted to support the window sashes on the lower edges thereof.

2. A rack for supporting sashes while removed from the window frame, comprising a frame adapted to be arranged at right angles to the window, a short outer foot depending from the lower edge of the rack frame adjacent to the outer vertical edge thereof and adapted to rest on the window sill, a long inner foot depending from the lower edge of the rack frame adjacent to the inner vertical edge thereof and adapted to rest on the floor, an upper retaining arm projecting upwardly and laterally outward from the upper edge of the rack frame adjacent to the outer vertical edge thereof and adapted to engage its upper end with a shoulder on the head of the window frame, and supporting arms arranged on the lower edge of the rack frame and adapted to support the window sashes on the lower edges thereof, said short outer foot being fixed on. the rack frame, said inner long foot being vertically adjustable on the rack frame, said upper arm being vertically adjustable on the rack frame, and said supporting arms being pivoted on the rack frame to swing horizontally.

Witness my hand this 19th day of June, 1911.

ANGUS R. LE GRUE.

Witnesses:

A. S. FRASER, THEO. L. PorP,

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